Locked-in syndrome and the misplaced presumption of misery
Surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood. Enlarge (credit: Amy DiLorenzo | Getty Images) In 1993, Julio Lopes was sipping a coffee at a bar when he had a stroke. He fell into.....»»
Biologists discover new insect species
Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt......»»
"Havana Syndrome" Unlikely Caused By Hostile Foreign Power, CIA Says
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: An initial CIA investigation into the mysterious set of symptoms known as Havana syndrome has found that it is unlikely to be the result of a worldwide campaign of attacks by a foreign power agai.....»»
Midrange Alder Lake CPUs overclocked: Massive 33% increase
Two locked Intel Alder Lake CPUs have been overclocked and then benchmarked: The Core i5-12400 and the Core i5-12600. Both CPUs saw a massive performance gain......»»
Google blasts Apple over bullying, peer pressure tactics keeping users on iMessage
Google has accused Apple of weaponizing social pressure to market iMessage to keep users locked into its ecosystem. There's some history to the whole saga......»»
Google alleges Apple of bullying and peer pressure tactic to sell iMessage
Google has accused Apple of weaponizing social pressure to market iMessage to keep users locked into its ecosystem. There's some history to the whole saga......»»
China"s Locked Down City Thrown Into Chaos After Covid App Crash
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: China's Covid-19 health code system that strictly governs people's movements crashed in Xi'an this week, worsening conditions in the locked-down city where the country's worst outbreak since Wuhan h.....»»
James Webb Space Telescope: Sun Shield Fully Deployed
"On Tuesday morning, all five layers of the James Webb Space Telescope were fully locked into place," writes Slashdot reader quonset. The BBC reports: There were many who doubted the wisdom of a design that included so many motors, gears, pulleys and.....»»
US snowstorm strands drivers for 20 hours and counting
The snow storm is over but the travel misery is not: drivers on a major highway outside Washington reported Tuesday they have been stuck in their cars in freezing weather for 20 hours or more......»»
Drought-hit western US walloped by powerful winter storm
A powerful winter storm battered the western United States Monday, dumping much-needed snow on the drought-parched mountains of California, but causing travel misery over a wide area......»»
Researchers develop structural blueprint of nanoparticles to target white blood cells responsible for lung inflammation
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the devastating impact of acute lung inflammation (ALI), which is part of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that is the dominant cause of death in COVID-19. A potential new route to the diagnosis and tre.....»»
New hope for people living with a genetic cause of autism
Researchers report they were able to ameliorate Fragile X syndrome symptoms after inserting the Fmr1 gene into the brains of very young transgenic mice that had been genetically engineered to lack this gene. When the researchers measured brain activi.....»»
Mary, Queen of Scots, sealed her final missive with an intricate spiral letterlock
Catherine de' Medici and Elizabeth I also secured some letters with spiral locks. Enlarge / Four vector drawings show the five-slit spiral lock mechanism used by Mary, Queen of Scots; the front and back of a locked letter packet using.....»»
Long-range four-stranded DNA structures found to play a role in rare aging disease
A special form of four-stranded DNA, recently seen in human cells, has been found to interact with a gene that causes Cockayne Syndrome when faulty......»»
How to reset your Apple ID password
Nothing's more annoying than getting locked out when you're downloading an app or trying to work on something......»»
Amazon takes on AMD, Intel with powerful Arm-based Graviton3 CPU
Trio locked in “Epyc” battle for the cloud computing domination.....»»
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Making Competence, Making Confidence
Not feeling like a legitimate maker? The sinking sensation is more common than you may think. Here's how beat imposter syndrome when it strikes. The post Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: Making Competence, Making Confidence appeared first on Make: DIY.....»»
To help people with long COVID, scientists need to define it
Patients with the perplexing syndrome have reported 200 different symptoms. Enlarge (credit: Morsa Images | Getty Images) Almost from the beginning of the COVID pandemic, reports have accumulated of persistent, weird, disabli.....»»
To Help People With Long Covid, Scientists Need to Define It
Patients with the perplexing syndrome have reported 200 different symptoms. Researchers will have to decide which to study—and rule out......»»
Locked out of “God mode,” runners are hacking their treadmills
NordicTrack customers were watching Netflix—until the company blocked their access. Enlarge / NordicTrack owners aren’t giving up the fight just yet. (credit: Sam Whitney | Getty Images) JD Howard just wanted to watch clou.....»»
GTA 3 Definitive Edition PS4 Pro Runs Near-Flawless 60 FPS In Performance Mode, Is Recommended Over PS5 Version
GTA 3 The Definitive Edition runs best on PS4 Pro during the game's Performance Mode, hitting a near-locked 60 FPS. The post GTA 3 Definitive Edition PS4 Pro Runs Near-Flawless 60 FPS In Performance Mode, Is Recommended Over PS5 Version appeared firs.....»»